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Corey Day Has His Day, Wins Career First O'Reilly Auto Parts Race at Talladega
TL;DR
Corey Day won his first career race at the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series in Talladega, becoming the first full-time Hendrick driver to achieve this feat. The race featured minimal incidents, with Day securing victory amidst a competitive final lap.
Key points
- Corey Day won his first career race
- First full-time Hendrick driver in O'Reilly's Series
- Race featured minimal incidents
- Final lap had close racing among top drivers
- Mayer's crash ended his chance for victory
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Corey Day Wins Tallladega as First Full-Time Hendrick Driver in O'Reilly's SeriesSean Gardner - Getty Images
The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series drivers survived Talladega with just one first-lap and one last-lap incident in an extremely clean Super Speedway race Saturday afternoon.
With a slew of clean race cars late, rows of three wide racing brought the racing to the final lap as Sheldon Creed, Sam Mayer, and Corey Day raced up front. Creed was chasing his second career win after finally ridding himself of the ‘bridesmaid’ banner with his first win this February at Atlanta, following 15 second-place finishes in his O’Reilly’s career. Mayer was looking for his first of the year, and Day was looking for the first of his career.
The three battled close with Mayer on the bottom, Creed up top, and Day in the middle. Coming to the backstretch, Mayer was turned from behind, crashing out and sliding up track, collecting Jeb Burton, Harrison Burton, and Ryan Sieg, ending his chance of a win.
Day was running ahead at the time of the caution light and cleanly made it back to the checkers for his first victory.
Day in the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet with support of JRM brought the company their first win with a full-time driver since Kyle Busch’s rookie year with the team in 2004.
The No. 17 team had an unexpected winger this weekend as former Philadelphia Eagle Offensive Lineman Jason Kelce suited up to get a taste of what it's like to compete on a NASCAR pit crew.
This was Day’s second win of the week, winning a High Limit Racing feature at Eagle Raceway (NE) on Tuesday night.
Day has long been seen as the successor to Hendrick’s Kyle Larson, a bold, successful sprint car kid from California. With this win, it helps cement his place in Hendrick’s feeder system.
Day also podiumed the Knoxville 410 Sprint Car Nationals in the summer of 2024, when Larson won his second.
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Q&A
Who won the O'Reilly Auto Parts race at Talladega?
Corey Day won the O'Reilly Auto Parts race at Talladega, marking his first career victory.
What incidents occurred during the Talladega race?
The race had one first-lap and one last-lap incident, but overall it was extremely clean with minimal crashes.
How did Corey Day perform against other drivers in the final lap?
In the final lap, Corey Day battled closely with Sheldon Creed and Sam Mayer before securing his win after Mayer was involved in a crash.
